Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a lake in California. Anglers here fish mainly for Rainbow Trout and Lake Trout.
Best day to fish
The bite over the next days, scored at dusk. Based on the weather forecast, so it is guidance, not guarantees.
Conditions right now
Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.
Best times today
Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.
Feeding times today
Solunar times are a traditional guide based on the moon's position, separate from the live ranking above. Local time at the spot.
Next hours
Likely catch now (2 species)
About the fishing here
Lake Tahoe is a huge, deep alpine lake straddling the California-Nevada state line, famous for water so clear you can see far down into it. Lake trout, some of them very large, hold deep most of the year and are the fish serious anglers here chase with downriggers. Rainbow trout fill in closer to the surface and near the shoreline structure. The lake rarely freezes and fishes year round, though winter storms can make the open water rough.
Popular catches here include Rainbow Trout and Lake Trout.
For Rainbow Trout, the fishing tends to peak around Apr-May, Sep-Oct. The best windows are usually dawn, day and dusk.
A state fishing license is required to fish here. Napp ranks the species above from the live weather, water temperature, season and time of day, so the order changes through the day.
Guides for this water
Tips right now
Fishing permit
A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:
About this water
Lake Tahoe is a freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada. Lying at 6,225 ft (1,897 m) above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, and at 122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150.7 km3) it trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon.
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Common questions
What fish can you catch at Lake Tahoe?
Popular catches here include Rainbow Trout and Lake Trout.
Do you need a fishing license at Lake Tahoe?
Yes. A state fishing license is required; see the link on this page for the state's rules.
When is the best time to fish Lake Tahoe?
Rainbow Trout is generally most active around Apr-May, Sep-Oct. The best windows are usually dawn, day and dusk.
What is biting at Lake Tahoe right now?
Right now Rainbow Trout is the most likely catch, at about 55%.